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Due to a number of clients being away this weekend, Saturday's scent detection classes have been combined into one class time, which is 12pm - 1.30pm.
The weather is due to be nice and the ground is pretty dry so we'll be in the big field again - 2 spots left, so if you haven't booked yet and you want to come along, get yourself booked on quick ๐
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Looking for a fun new activity to try with your dog? Or to add additional skills to your existing scentwork activities?
Join us on 12th & 26th September to learn the basics of Tracking!
Our UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Level Tracking (Series 1 & 2) has new dates available, and we're hitting the road to take the classes to a private venue just outside of Lancaster.
During these workshops you'll learn about scent theory, how dogs follow ground scent, and how to set your dog up for success. You'll have ample opportunity throughout the workshops to get in plenty of practical training, with your dogs working 5-6 tracks each day.
Each class accepts a maximum of 5 clients, to ensure you get plenty of 1:1 time with your instructor, and dogs are worked individually which allows us to accommodate nervous/reactive dogs and those who prefer their own space. You'll be learning from an experienced scent instructor and will use rewards-based training during the workshops.
To book your space, visit: https://bookwhen.com/dogwayslancashire
The totally unrepentant look of a happy little dog who found something stinky to roll in ๐คข
Last night's mantrailing session was the soggiest evening class we've had for a long time... so soggy that my phone stopped wanting to take pictures two trails in ๐ฑ
Luckily the rain didn't deter the dogs as we worked on dealing with scent contamination. Teams Ted, Kali, Bella, Homer and Millie did an amazing job successfully navigating complex junctions. We also got to see a couple of the dogs as they did terrain changes, and observed how they handled the switch from soft to hard surface. Always good to know your dog's strengths and weaknesses so the latter can be improved and the former can be reinforced.
Well done to all handlers for braving the rain and the midges ๐คฉ
We've had a lovely but variable (in terms of weather!) day of classes up at Adventure Neighground today.
Kicking things off in the morning with our first ever UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Tracking (series 1), teams Laiho, Grace, Kali and Molly had their first tracking session, with handlers learning how to lay tracks and dogs running four tracks each.
In our first scent detection class of the day, teams Duke and Albie attended their second sessions and began searching for Kong in scent pipes and wall searches, while Boudie and Sassie worked on active searches and totally aced it!
Sirius the puppy joined us for some recall and loos lead walking training, and then Betty had the second scent class to herself and worked on gun oil for the first time.
Tons of fantastic work today, and dedicated handlers turning out in all weathers.
Huge thanks once again to our host for keeping us supplied in biscuits and hot drinks, two things which dog owners and trainers appreciate always ๐
Tuesday evening trailers Bella, Homer and Grace worked on scent transfers (and a high find for Homer!), while Ted came for his first progression session following his Intro last week. Fantastic work from all teams in a distracting urban environment! ๐
An amazing day of trailing today! We challenged teams Laiho, Willow and Duke with some longer split trails in a super distracting environment. They worked soooo hard and the handlers were fantastic at helping their dogs at decision points. Lovely work from everyone today, there will hopefully be some happy-tired dogs tonight ๐คฉ
A fab day of training with some lovely dogs and their humans ๐
First scent class were joined by gorgeous Albie who tried his paw at scentwork for the first time. Laiho continued his work on scent pipes, while Sassie, Boudie and Tully searched for gun oil in three different environments.
We then has happy puppy Sirius back for day 2 of his Practical & Social Skills, where we went through some exercises on loose lead walking and traffic safety. He also saw cows for the first time!
In our second scent class, Betty made a triumphant return after a few weeks off and absolutely aced her Kong finds, while Molly tried her paw at gun oil for the first time.
Well done everyone, you've all worked really hard today! ๐ ๐
Belated pics from our Tuesday trailing session. Some fun trails and small challenges for teams Bella, Homer, Millie and Kali, while Ted joined us for his Introduction and did an amazing job at picking up the basics of the game ๐
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In a nutshell: everything!
We have a class schedule chock full of everything you and your pooches need to get summer underway in a fun and friendly atmosphere.
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When?
โข Saturdays, 12pm and 3.30pm
Where?
โข Adventure Neighground, Accrington
Who?
โข Both experienced and novice teams are welcome to join us on any weekly class!
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When?
โข Mondays 12pm - 3pm, Tuesdays 7pm - 10pm, Sundays 9am - 1pm
Where?
โข A mixture of private and public venues across the whole of East Lancashire
Who?
โข We welcome regular clients weekly, with up to 2 new teams welcome to join in any regular session
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When?
โข Fridays 5.45pm (Foundation Class), Sundays 2pm (Practical & Social Skills)
Where?
โข Fridays - Mellor Village Hall, Blackburn
โข Sundays - Adventure Neighground, Accrington
Who?
โข Young pups, junior pups, and their puppy parents!
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When?
โข Fridays 6.30pm
Where?
โข Mellor Village Hall, Blackburn
Who?
โข Anyone who is interested in learning technical trick-training skills - new and established handlers welcome!
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When?
โข Saturdays 9am - 11.30am, Thursdays 10am - 2pm
Where?
โข Saturdays - Adventure Neighground, Accrington
โข Thursdays - Lancaster
Who?
โข Anyone interested in learning about Tracking for their dog. Bronze Level Series 1 is open to complete beginners, and Series 2 is available for those who have completed Series 1. Trials are open to any teams who have completed both Series 1 and 2.
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โข We also have 1:1 training available for those needing a little extra support with their dogs. Spaces are very limited due to high demand.
For more information and booking, please visit:
https://bookwhen.com/dogwayslancashire
Tuesday trailers were given some individual training goals to work on, and totally smashed it! Building motivation for Homer and Willow โ๏ธ maintaining confidence at decision points for Bella โ๏ธ and easing Tarka back into things after a good year or so away from the game โ๏ธ
Fantastic work all around, and a huge thanks to Vicky and Geoff, and Chris, who gave up their free time to be trail layers on this lovely evening ๐
A fantastic day for Monday Trailing teams. Millie, Laiho, Kali and Grace absolutely nailed their trails, which involved complex junction choices in a distracting environment! Handlers were also awesome and we're fab at allowing the dogs to work things out with minimal interference ๐
Daisy just got a lovely compliment from a passing horse rider that she's a very well behaved dog. I'd asked her to stay in a heel to allow the rider to pass without having to worry about a dog getting too close to the horse. Nice to see this sweet girlie appreciated for her lovely manners ๐ฅฐ
Sometimes the water is so scary that you have to run away from it.
Then run towards it, to show it who's boss!
Then run away from it again.
Archie cracks me up ๐คฃ
And Jasper went out of his depth to have the first real swim I've ever seen from him! ๐ฒ
The dogs were definitely appreciating the reservoir as the temperature started to climb!
On today's episode of Slightly Soggy Sunday, mantrailing teams Laiho, Boudie, Willow and Sassie did some fantastic work in a mixed urban and industrial setting. We focused on decision making and trail contamination, as well as discussing the individual dogs' body language whilst working on the trail. Lots of great learning opportunities for all ๐
Jasper and Archie haven't seen each other in 4 weeks, so a game of chase was well overdue! ๐
Tuesday trailers Bella, Homer, Millie and Kali worked on a combination of junctions and gate indications, and we spent some time improving the dogs' confidence and decision making skills when faced with multiple choices. Excellent work from everyone, and we only got slightly midge-bitten! ๐คฉ
I'm thrilled to announce that I am now qualified to teach UK Sniffer Dogs tracking at Bronze Level ๐ฅณ
Tracking is a form of scentwork that teaches dogs to follow ground disturbance and indicate on any articles found along the track. It is suitable for dogs with previous scentwork experience, and for brand new teams who've never done any formal type of scentwork before.
UK Sniffer Dogs is an organisation which believes in improving the lives of dogs through nosework, and promotes force-free training as a way of enriching lives and rectifying behavioural issues in our canine companions.
As always, I couldn't have got this far without the support of my fantastic clients, dogs and humans alike, so a big thank you to everybody involved in Dog Ways for your encouragement ๐
For anybody interested in learning more about tracking, UK Sniffer Dogs Bronze Series 1&2 will be coming in early August, so watch this space!
A soggy afternoon of trailing for Duke, Willow and Tully, but the weather didn't stop them from making some fantastic decisions while working - well done teams! ๐
Looking for classes to get started with your young potential sports dog? Look no further!
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๐ฅ SPORT FOUNDATION ๐ฅ
Interested in starting something new with your dogs?
Sport foundation will give you the basic for any sport you want to try with your young dog!
โญ๏ธ engagement
โญ๏ธ recall games
โญ๏ธ motivation
โญ๏ธ play and retrive
โญ๏ธ tricks for sport
โญ๏ธ heelwork foundation
โญ๏ธ focus forward for hoopers, agility and obedience send away
โญ๏ธ crate and mat games
โญ๏ธ pattern games to build routines that will help you in the ring
โญ๏ธ how to manage excitement
Open to puppies an young dogs!
Location: my farm in Over Wyresdale (Lancashire). Both indoor and outdoor secure space depending on weather ๐ซ โ๏ธ
Who is in?!?! Share with people you know might be interested ๐
An action-packed end to June.
We had our last 1-2-1 of the month this morning, with lovely boy Jack, to assess his occasional dog reactivity.
During scent detection classes in the afternoon, teams Sassie, Boudie, Cooper, Dougal, Kali and Millie worked on individual progression goals including vehicle searches, pipe searches, indoor searches and both passive and active searches. Kali even made herself a new best friend - vet placement student Emlyn, who was able to observe some of the work we do with the dogs around positive reinforcement and scentwork.
We also introduced puppy Sirius to Willow and started week 1 of the Practical & Social puppy course... though I forgot to get pics of his cuteness, because I am rubbish!
All in all a fantastic end to June despite a bit of drizzly weather!
Worried about how to deal with heatstroke in your dog?
Here's the word from Rachel Bean.
Please ignore the fakenews doing the rounds that you shouldn't pour cold water over a dog that's over-heating. Take your advice from a professional.
Tuesday evening trailers aced their walking finds. The temperature cooled enough to provide a pleasant night of trailing for teams Bella, Homer, Millie, Kali, Cooper and Dougal ๐
If any of my trailers/scentwork folks would like to get involved in a Bolton Mountain Rescue Team exercise this Weds evening in Bolton, please contact Liz directly.
It's a great opportunity to help out a fantastic rescue team, and your time would be greatly appreciated! Leave the dogs at home :)
โ ๏ธCall for helpโ ๏ธ As Iโve made the call to postpone our session tomorrow, I will now be supporting a training evening, and we could really do with an extra person. Is anyone free and willing to help with a Bolton MRT exercise tomorrow evening (Weds) from 7pm at Leverhulme Park, Bolton for a couple of hours?
Please comment / WhatsApp me directly ๐ thank you!
The boys keeping cool this morning with some splashy zoomies ๐
Mist, midges and an unexpected triathlon added their own unique challenges during mantrailing today, but that didn't stop teams Halley, Kobe, Coco, Laiho and Hawk from working extra hard to find their trail layers. Well done to all dogs for working through the distractions today, and to the handlers for tackling the hills of Darwen!
Another lovely day for our Saturday scentwork teams.
New dogs Izzy, Cooper and Dougal attended their very first scent sessions and did amazing - we were having so much fun learning new skills that I forgot to take pics, sorry guys! ๐ฑ
In the afternoon we took the collies up to the big field to give some of our more experienced teams a chance to work on some active searching skills in a more challenging environment than the paddock. Millie, Kali and Djinn enjoyed the open space, and Kali found all of her items faster than the time it took me to place them out! ๐คฉ
Well done to everyone today for your hard work, and I hope you have some happy-tired dogs tonight ๐ด
Have you booked your spot on next Saturday's scent detection class yet?
We're looking forward to welcoming new and return teams to the fascinating world of scentwork - a fantastic, low impact activity that will leave your dog mentally tired after ๐
Two class times are available for booking here ๐ https://bookwhen.com/dogwayslancashire
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Sometimes the water is so scary that you have to run away from it. Then run towards it, to show it who's boss! Then run away from it again. Archie cracks me up ๐คฃ And Jasper went out of his depth to have the first real swim I've ever seen from him! ๐ฒ The dogs were definitely appreciating the reservoir as the temperature started to climb!
Jasper and Archie haven't seen each other in 4 weeks, so a game of chase was well overdue! ๐
The boys keeping cool this morning with some splashy zoomies ๐
#scentwork #lancashire #dogtraining
Today a serious incident occurred. Archie got stuck in some long grass because he was surrounded by thistles. He had to bark to bring me back so I could guide him out on a prickle-free path. Luckily he's recovering well from his traumatic ordeal with the pointy menace and was not hurt during the event. The little dog struggle is real ๐ฌ
And in other news, the baby bunnies were particularly brave while I was out walking the dogs this morning. The boys didn't even realise they were there (Jasper knew but didn't care), but Willow definitely would've been helping herself to rabbit pie for breakfast if she'd had the chance!!
Tonight in Tricks Class we discussed a couple of different tricks/ideas/concepts for our more advanced dogs, and I wanted to share my thoughts and a few short clips of a very brief training session. 1. First of all, motivation is key. You need to find what motivates your dog and use that as a reward. I have one dog that will only work for food (or a toy with food in it) and one dog that will work for the sheer joy of working (#collielife). You then have to spend time building motivation for the reward. If you have a very motivated (high work drive) dog you may not need to do very much to switch them on, but the more energy your dog gives, the more you have to channel into behaviour you're trying to achieve. If my dogs aren't motivated to work within the first couple of minutes of getting their reward out, then I don't try training them. I just spend time building reward value. Otherwise I have to nag my dog, and that does not make for a successful training environment! 2. Holding things. It's a taught behaviour to hold a thing, though it can be captured if your dog has a natural hold through retrieve. When you want to add movement to a hold, your dog's static hold has to be solid. Its movement cues have to be solid. If your dog will only spin or twist 1 out of 5 times, or has to rely on a lure, it's not ready to move on. Below are a couple of clips of Djinn holding an item while taking movement cues. The hold isn't perfect. He's a bit mouthy with it. But that's excitement for the work, and can be eliminated with time. Once you have a solid hold on one item, you have to proof it with many items. I only used this rubber baton because he brought it to me (his way of asking me to play with him/engage with him so he can earn the toy), but he will hold a variety of different objects. Important to generalise this before adding more difficulty. 3. "That" heelwork position. The one you see a lot if you watch IGP, FCI, etc. It looks super cool and neat... but it's physica
How does your dog react to the unknown? On today's walk, the dogs were spooked by something out of place. It turned out to be flowers tied to the bridge, and because they are familiar with this place, the new and unexpected 'thing' in the environment appeared threatening. You can hear Archie give a few little wuffs of alarm when he spots the scary thing, and both dogs immediately back away while they assess. But Jasper, who has more confidence in dealing with scary things, leads the way. Archie follows because he can see Jasper isn't as worried by the situation (and because I was there as well. At this point I didnt need to offer any words of reassurance, because Jasper was doing it all for me). Jasper immediately wants to investigate the thing, while Archie continues to avoid it. Well done Jasper for helping your worried friend get past the scary daffodils - and helping us to avoid wading through the river to get home! #teamwork ๐
The boys on Wednesday group walk demonstrating the best way to deal with the rain: ignore it and go for a swim, because you can't get any wetter after that!
Wednesday group walk. Hawk and Erni decided it was MUCH too cold ๐ฅถ for a swim. Archie was tempted but changed his mind when he realised he had no backup.
A spot of #mantrailing in #lancashire - possibly THE best way to spend a Saturday with your dog! ๐โ๐ฆบ-------๐ถโโ๏ธ
Does your dog love ZOOMIES? ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ There are many different types of zoomies: - Evening zoomies, usually between 6pm and 9pm, often involving springboarding off your sofa - Snow zoomies, which happen the moment your dog realises just how much fun fresh snow is - Big open space zoomies. Got a big open space, such as a field? Fill it with zoom! - The 'catch me if you can' play zoomies Here, Archie demonstrates one of my favourites, the "I just got my toes wet" zoomies ๐
๐ Wishing all of our canine clients and their human families a fantastic Christmas break and a wonderful start to your New Year. Whether you're partying hard or having a chilled time at home, we hope you have a happy, healthy and safe time over the festive period ๐ The out-of-office is on, the voicemail is set to holiday mode, and we'll be having a well-earned break until 28th December, so please allow for extra time if you're trying to get in contact about our services. We'll get back to you as soon as we can ๐ฅณ
It's rained a tad recently, so today we reviewed wellies! Jasper tried his best to make *extra* splashes, to really test them out! ๐
It's been a bittersweet day today, as it was our last training walk with Mia! Lovely Mia has been our longest training walk client, having regular training walks for the past two years. Initially she was excitable towards *everything* - people, dogs, cats, horses, puddles of water, random noises, voices of people talking... pretty much everything was super exciting for her! ๐ฌ No trainer in the world looks at a dog, even their own dog, and thinks, "this dog is 100% trained" - because dogs are living beings, and just like us they continue to learn throughout their lives. But Mia's come a long way on her training journey. Low impulse control and low tolerance to over-stimulation meant it was almost impossible to walk her calmly through town, and when she became over-excited, it took forever for her to calm down again. She still gets a little giddy when greeting people and dogs, but after some initial excitement she quickly settles down again. She can walk through the town and ignore shoppers coming in/out of buildings, pedestrians, even a work crew digging up the pavement as we pass by. She goes to the groomers to get her nails clipped and loves to visit the Lancashire Dog Company every few weeks for a treat! But although we're saying goodbye to Mia, it's not a cause for sadness. She's moving on to visiting a fab local daycare several times a week, and has already made loads of doggy friends. She just loves everybody and everything, so having the opportunity to run and play freely with other dogs in a secure area is her idea of the best time ever. I don't normally take video (or even pictures...) when I'm training, because I'm so busy training that I forget to capture the moments. But here are a few outtakes from our last walk today. Good luck for the future, Mia, I know you'll be a little star for your dad! โญ๏ธ๐
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